Open AccessWhen Satisfaction with Work-family Balance Pays
Author(s) -
So Won Kim,
Mireia Las Heras,
Pablo Escribano
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international business research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1913-9012
pISSN - 1913-9004
DOI - 10.5539/ibr.v9n11p178
Subject(s) - supervisor , structural equation modeling , psychology , turnover intention , balance (ability) , family friendly , work (physics) , sample (material) , social psychology , job satisfaction , turnover , management , economics , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , chemistry , chromatography , machine learning , neuroscience
This study examines the mechanism through which family supportive environments in organizations (i.e. family supportive supervisor behaviors and work-family friendly culture) relate to turnover intentions. In a sample of 340 individuals, analysis using structural equation modeling showed that satisfaction with work-family balance mediates the relation between family supportive environments in organizations and turnover intentions. Thus, family supportive environments in organizations facilitate greater satisfaction with work-family experiences, which, in turn, relates with lower intentions to leave the company. We discuss research and practical implications of this study.